Files & Documents
Analyze PDF Documents and Send Summaries via Email
18 nodes
277
99
Automatic trigger
Workflow Description
Receives email messages with PDF attachments, extracts and analyzes document content using OpenAI, saves summaries to Google Drive, and sends automated reports back to recipients with actionable insights.
How it works
- 1.Receive incoming email with PDF attachment
- 2.Extract and read PDF content using document parser
- 3.Send text to OpenAI API for intelligent summarization
- 4.Store original file and summary in Google Drive folder
- 5.Send email notification with Drive link and key findings
Use cases
- Automate processing and organizing invoices and contracts
- Summarize lengthy reports and distribute to team members
- Process legal documents and compliance files at scale
Requirements
- Active OpenAI API key with sufficient credits
- Gmail account with access to read messages and attachments
- Google Drive account with adequate storage space
- PDF format in email attachments
Service Value
Ideal as a smart automation service combining integrations and AI to produce ready-to-use results.
Apps Used
Read P D F
OpenAI
Google Drive
Gmail
Details
Trigger
Automatic trigger
Nodes
18
Apps
4
Views
277
Downloads
99
How to Use
- 1.Click "Download Template"
- 2.Open your n8n dashboard
- 3.Go to Workflows > Import from File
- 4.Select downloaded file and configure credentials
Nodes Used (18)
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Read PDF
Read P D F
Sticky Note
Sticky Note
Configure
Set
Is PDF
If
Not a PDF
No Op
Is matched
If
This is a matched PDF
No Op
This is not a matched PDF
No Op
Iterate over email attachments
Code
OpenAI matches PDF textual content
OpenAI
Merge
Merge
Upload file to folder
Google Drive
On email received
Gmail
Note5
Sticky Note
Ignore large PDFs
No Op
Is text within token limit?
If
Has attachments?
If
There are no attachments
No Op